China conducts military drill in Tibet
POLITICS
By Yang Xinmeng

2017-07-20 22:12 GMT+8

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has conducted live-fire exercises in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

The drills were conducted by a fully-equipped brigade, using high-tech weaponry on the 5,000-meter-high plateau.

The brigade has long been stationed near the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River and is responsible for frontline combat missions.

The live-fire drills reportedly included the quick delivery of troops and different military units working together on joint attacks.

Separately, Tibet's mobile communication agency conducted a drill on July 10 in Lhasa where members of the agency practiced setting up a temporary mobile network to secure emergency communications.

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